World Rowing Masters Regatta, Banyoles, Spain (10th-14th September)

Sep 17, 2025

This year the spectacular UNESCO site of Lake Banyoles in the pre-Pyrenean hills of Catalonia in northern Spain was selected as the venue for World Rowing Masters 2025.It was the largest attended World Rowing Masters so far with 5433 crews competing.

A fractured group from QBC attended, rowing in composite crews. The group comprised the following, showing the events in which they competed, and their respective finish places:

  • Ian Hyslop
    • Race 3183 F8+ 2nd
    • Race 2063 G8+ 3rd
    • Race 2146 G4x 3rd
    • Race 3062 H4- 4th
  • Geoff Peel
    • Race 2149 G4x 3rd
    • Race 3061 H4- 4th
    • Race 3163 H4+ 2nd
    • Race 4049 H4x 6th
    • Race 4174 H8+ 3rd
  • Slavo Radosevic
    • Race 4052 H4x 1st
    • Race 3063 H4- 3rd
    • Race 1014 H2x 1st
    • Race 3127 G2x 3rd
    • Race 4125 G1x 5th
    • Race 2095 H1x 3rd
  • Graham Bagnall
    • Race 4052 H4x 1st
    • Race 3063 H4- 3rd
    • Race 3165 H4+ 3rd
    • Race 4174 H8+ 3rd

The winning Masters H quad were: David Jillings (bow, steers, Molesey BC), Graham Bagnall (QBC), Slavo Radosevic (QBC), Darko Miksic (stroke, HAVK Mladost, Croatia) and the winning Masters H double were Slavo and Darko.

The results for the winning quad may be found here and for the double here. The results for all the races may be found here.

With these wins Graham and Slavo have made it into this year’s Potwinners Chart just before it closes.

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